Nuclear Treaty Expires, Assisted Suicide in NY, and Gender Obsessed-Culture

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Last Thursday, the last Cold War-era nuclear treaty between the US and Russia came to an end. Erin Dumbacher from the Council on Foreign Relations joins to help us understand the global nuclear situation. Then, the New York governor signs the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law, legalizing assisted suicide. Russell Moore and Mike Cosper consider the implications. Finally, CT’s Bonnie Kristian stops by to discuss the overemphasis on gender on both sides of the political aisle. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: We Are Obsessed with Gender - Bonnie Kristian ABOUT THE GUESTS: Erin Dumbacher is an international security and technology policy researcher and advisor. She is the Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, she served in the U.S. Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy and worked as a director at In-Q-Tel and senior program officer at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Bonnie Kristian is the deputy editor at Christianity Today. She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today. Her writing has been published at outlets including The New York Times, The Week, USA Today, CNN, Politico, and others. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:43.8	I'm Mike Cosper. Today, Russell Moore and I are joined by guests, and we're going to talk about the end of the last Cold War nuclear treaty, New York's decision to legalize physician-assisted suicide, and
0:55.8	Americans' outsized obsession with gender. Welcome to the show.
1:04.7	Last Thursday night, the last Cold War Nuclear Treaty between the U.S. and Russia came to an end.
1:09.7	The new START Treaty, which began in
1:11.8	2011, had a stated aim of, quote, placing verifiable limits on Russian-deployed intercontinental
1:19.6	range of nuclear weapons. The treaty allowed for only 1,550 nuclear warheads each. The AP reports that the Kremlin regrets the expiration of this treaty,
1:31.3	while President Trump had this to say via a truth social post read by White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levin.
1:38.7	The president wants to have our nuclear experts work on a new, improved, and modernized treaty
1:43.1	that can last long into the future.
1:45.3	And that's what the United States will continue to discuss with the Russians.
1:49.2	Joining me for a conversation today is Aaron Dumebacher, Staten Nuclear Fellow, for the Council on Foreign Relations.
1:56.1	Aaron, thanks for joining us today on the show.
1:58.7	Thanks. I'm happy to be here.
2:00.3	What was the START Treaty and why was it not renewed by the Trump administration?
2:07.5	The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was agreed to with the Russian Federation
2:12.5	over 15 years ago now with the stated aim of making sure that the United States and Russia did not
2:19.9	have to arms race, that each country's strategic nuclear weapons. So those are the intercontinental
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